Common Stainless Steel Sheet Thickness

For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the united states of america namely.

Common stainless steel sheet thickness.

The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. Number of gauge approximate thickness in fractions of an inch. Thickness measurements are taken at least 3 8 inches from the edge of the sheet stainless plate thickness pmp or discrete plate tolerance over specified thickness in inches thickness widths widths widths widths in 84 84 to 120 120 to 144 144 inches inches inches inches inches 0 1875 to 3 8 0 045 0 050 0 085 3 8 to 3.

The thickness of sheet metal starts from 0 5 mm and goes up to 6 mm. Sheet metal bending methods design tips k factor 11 02 2019 bending is. Pretty much all the common engineering metals are also used in the form of sheets. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. Equal to less than 1000 1000 thru 1300 1300 thru 2100.

Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. Grade 304 stainless steel. Anything above that is a metal plate. Some of them are carbon steel stainless steel copper and aluminium.

Thickness tolerance specified width. In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.